Draft-equalizer



(No Modem I G. W.. RAYMOND.

DRAFT EQUALIZER. No. 542599. 9 Patented July 9, 1895.

Witnesses:

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NITED STATES- PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE W". RAYMOND, OF SENECA, ILLINOIS.

DRAFT-EQUALIZER.

SPECIFICATION forming. part of Letters Iatent No. 542,599, dated J'u1y9,1895.

Application filed February 21, 1895. Serial No. 539,212. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, GEORGE W. RAYMOND, a citizen of the United States,residing at Seneca, in the county of La Salle and State of Illinois,have invented a new and useful Draft-Equalizer, of which the followingis a specification.

My invention relates to an improved draftequalizer for use 'on plows,cultivators, or other like implements.

The invention will first be described in connection with theaccompanying drawing, and then pointed out in the claims.

The drawing is a plan view of my improved draft-equalizer, showing itattached to the beam of a plow.

In the drawing, A represents a draft-plate, pivotally secured at itscentral point 1 to the beam B of a plow in any well-known manner, andprovided at each end with a hole 2. In one of the holes 2 is attached,by means of an ordinary clevis 3, a chain 0, and in the other hole 2 issecured, by another clevis 4,

a similar chain D, this latter-chain being somewhat longer than chain 0,for a purpose "hereinafter described.

E is an evener, somewhat longer than the draft-plate A, and havingconnected at its respective ends, by means of clevises 5, the outer endsof chains 0 and D.

F represents an equalizer, comprising two armsf and f, each at a rightangle to the central portion f the inner arm f having a series of holes6 therein, for a purpose hereinafter described. The outer end of the armf is pivotally secured to the central portion of the evener E, as shown,the inner arm f plow, and therefore the draft exerted by the left-handteam is in excess, and this excess must be overcomein order to draw theplow true. By my invention this excess of draft is compensated for inthe following manner: The draft exerted on chain D, instead of pullingdirectly forward on the draft-plate A, exerts a side pull, which,through the equalizer, acts to move the evener toward the right andthrough chain 0 draw the right-hand end right-hand team a greaterleverage on the plow, this extra leverage being suflicient to overcomethe excess of draft exerted by the left-hand team, itbeing understoodthat the end of the arm f of the equalizer F is adapted to enter any ofthe links at of chain D, thus permitting the operator to adjust thedraftequalizer as required.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a draft-equalizer, the combination, with a plow or other likeimplement, of a draft-p1ate pivotally secured thereto, an evener, chainsconnecting the ends of the draft-plate and evener, an equalizerpivotally secured at one end to the evener, its other end being adaptedto enter one of the links of one of said chains, and doubletreesattached to the ends of the evener, substantially as described.

2. In a draft-equalizer, the combination, with a plow or other likeimplement, of a draft plate pivotally secured thereto, an evener, chainsconnecting the ends of the draft-plate and evener, a right-angularequalizer secured at one end to the evener, its other end being adaptedto enter one of the links of one of said chains, and doubletreesattached to the ends of the evener, substantially as described.

In a draft-equalizer, the combination, with a plow or other likeimplement, of a draft-plate pivotally secured thereto, an

evener, chains connecting the ends of the draft-plate and evener, anequalizer comprising two arms each at a right angle to a cen- -of thedraft-plate forward, thus giving the' In testimony that I claim theforegoing as my own I have hereto affixed my signature in :0 presence oftwo witnesses.

GEORGE WV; RAYMOND.

Witnesses:

T. M. DROMGOLD, G. A. WILLMARTH.

